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  • November 28 - [Region 4 News Release] - OSHA FINES DOLLAR GENERAL $54,000 FOR SAFETY VIOLATIONS AT ALABAMA WAREHOUSE.
  • November 30 - [Region 2 News Release] - 11/27/2000 - OSHA APPOINTS COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST IN NEW YORK TO HELP BUSINESSES MEET SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS.
  • November 29 - [Federal Register #65:71122] - Lead in General Industry Standard; Extension of the Office of Management of Budget's Approval of Information-Collection (Paperwork) Requirements.
  • November 29 - [Federal Register #65:71122-71126] - Intertek Testing Services, NA, Inc., Expansion of Recognition.
  • November 29 - [Speech by Charles N. Jeffress] - 11/15/2000 - Subject: Regulation on Ergonomics to protect workers from Musculoskeletal Disorders; Presented to: United States/European Union Conference on Occupational Safety and Health, San Francisco, CA.
  • November 28 - [Region 1 News Release] - 11/27/2000 - OSHA TO AWARD AMERICAN REF-FUEL SEMASS PLANT WITH HIGHEST HONOR.
  • November 28 - [Region 10 News Release] - 11/20/2000 - OSHA ENTERS INTO PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH POTLATCH CORP. TO IMPROVE WORKER SAFETY AND HEALTH IN THE LOGGING INDUSTRY.
  • November 22 - [Federal Register #65:70366-70367 ] - Southwest Research Institute, Expansion of Recognition.
  • November 22 - [Region 1 News Release] - 11/21/2000 - Nearly $60,000 in Fines Proposed against Hanna Paper Recycling, Inc.   OSHA CITES MANSFIELD, MASS., EMPLOYER FOR NINETEEN SERIOUS SAFETY VIOLATIONS FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A WORKER.
  • November 21 - [Region 1 News Release] - 11/20/2000 - FOLLOWING WORKPLACE FATALITY INVESTIGATION, WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, EMPLOYER CITED BY OSHA FOR NUMEROUS ALLEGED SAFETY & HEALTH VIOLATIONS; OVER $100,000 IN PENALTIES PROPOSED.
  • November 21 - [Updated Ergonomics Information Kit] - Added Ergo Quotes Fact Sheet - "What Others Are Saying About OSHA's Final Ergonomics Standard".
  • November 20 - [Federal Register #65:69340-69341] - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request.
  • November 17 - [Update to Ergonomics Program Standard - Federal Register Download Options] - Ergonomics Program; Final Rule - GPO has now released a complete version of the Federal Register in PDF. The original Text Only version (2.8 MB HTML) and the new complete version (11 MB PDF) are now availble for downloading on the OSHA website, from two servers -- users may choose either East or West Coast links.
  • November 17 - [Region 2 News Release] - 11/16/2000 - OSHA CITES CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY PAPER RECYCLING COMPANY FOR ALLEGED WILLFUL, REPEAT, AND OTHER SERIOUS SAFETY VIOLATIONS; $163,700 IN PENALTIES PROPOSED.
  • November 17 - [Region 2 News Release] - 11/16/2000 - WYANDANCH, NEW YORK, PAINTBRUSH MANUFACTURER CITED BY OSHA FOR ALLEGED SAFETY AND HEALTH VIOLATIONS; $158,400 IN PENALTIES PROPOSED.
  • November 16 - [Upcoming Events Update] - December 6, 2000 -- OSHA Half-Day Help Seminar in Shreveport, LA.
  • November 15 - [Federal Register #65:69051] - Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health; Notice of Meeting.
  • November 15 - [Trade News Release] - MACOSH PUBLIC MEETING SET FOR DEC. 6-7 IN BALTIMORE.
  • November 15 - [Region 5 News Release] - OSHA Credits Cooperative MASTER Program - CINCINNATI BENGALS FOOTBALL STADIUM BUILT WITH RECORD LOW INJURY AND ILLNESS RATES.
  • November 14 - [Trade News Release] - NACOSH PUBLIC MEETING SET FOR DEC. 5-6 IN WASHINGTON.
  • November 14 - [Federal Register #65:68161] - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health; Notice of Meeting.
  • November 14 - [Federal Register #65:68261-68870] - Ergonomics Program; Final Rule - Also available as a downloadble PDF {PDF = 11 MB}
  • November 14 - [OSHA Adds Frequently Asked Questions] - to the Final Ergonomics Program Standard information which was published to the website on 11/13/2000.
  • November 13 - [OSHA Announces Final Ergonomics Program Standard]
  • November 13 - [Federal Register # 65:65:67672-67675] - Notice of the Submission of the New Jersey State Plan for Public Employees Only; Proposal To Grant Initial State Plan Approval; Request for Public Comment and Opportunity To Request Public Hearing
  • November 10 - [Trade News Release] - 11/09/2000 - OSHA SEEKING COMMENTS ON PLAN TO COVER NEW JERSEY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.
  • November 9 - [Region 1 News Release] - 11/03/2000 - Nearly $60,000 in Penalties Proposed - OSHA CITES THREE CONTRACTORS FOLLOWING SEPTEMBER 28 WORKER DEATH AT FRANKLIN, MASS., CONSTRUCTION SITE.
  • November 9 - [Region 1 News Release] - 11/08/2000 - OSHA CITES HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT, EMPLOYER FOR NUMEROUS WORKPLACE SAFETY & HEALTH VIOLATIONS; PROPOSES OVER $127,000 IN PENALTIES.
  • November 9 - [Region 4 News Release] - 10/27/2000 - MISSISSIPPI COMPANY FINED $126,350 AFTER DOUBLE FATALITY AT ROOSEVELT STATE PARK.
  • November 6 - [Secretary Alexis M. Herman] - Subject: SIGNING OF NEEDLESTICK SAFETY PREVENTION ACT.
  • November 6 - [Region 2 News Release] - ALBANY COUNTY, NEW YORK, MASONRY CONTRACTOR CITED BY OSHA FOR ALLEGED SERIOUS, REPEATED VIOLATIONS; $78,000 IN PENALTIES PROPOSED.
  • November 6 - [Region 2 News Release] - OSHA CITES NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN CENTRAL ISLIP OR WILLFUL AND OTHER SAFETY VIOLATIONS FOLLOWING ALLEGED EMPLOYEE ASBESTOS EXPOSURE; $103,500 IN PENALTIES PROPOSED.
  • November 3 - [Region 1 News Release] - 11/03/2000 - OSHA PROPOSES NEARLY $110,000 IN FINES AGAINST BRIDGEPORT, CONN., STEEL PLANT FOR ALLEGED REPEAT AND SERIOUS SAFETY VIOLATIONS
  • November 1 - [Region 10 News Release] - 11/01/2000 - FEDERAL OSHA ENTERS PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH BLM AND U.S. FOREST SERVICE TO IMPROVE SAFETY RECORD
  • November 1 - [Region 4 News Release] - 11/01/2000 - OSHA FINES ORANGE CITY, FLA., WASTE HAULING COMPANY $122,500 FOLLOWING WORKER FATALITY

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